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officer for the city heading up chicago's ambitious mission to cool the city down. >> we're in the midst of, right now, a $7 billion multi-year program on building a new chicago. so we're redoing and renovating infrastructure throughout the city. >> sreenivasan: they're changing everything from head to toe-- or, in a city's case, from roof to street. one of chicago's most beautiful gardens is one very few people get to see, a 23,000-square-foot green roof that sits on top of city hall. the difference a green roof makes is measurable. that side of city hall's roof used to be traditional black, like most roofs. on a hot day, when it was 90 degrees out, they came out and measured the surface temperature. it was 169 degrees, versus this side of city hall, where they have a green roof, and the surface temperature was 90 degrees. michael berkshire administers green roof projects for the city. >> rooftops are one of the last kind of frontiers that you can really look at, and it's a significant amount of space. >> sreenivasan: berkshire says the plants on green roofs soak up heat, and keep both
officer for the city heading up chicago's ambitious mission to cool the city down. >> we're in the midst of, right now, a $7 billion multi-year program on building a new chicago. so we're redoing and renovating infrastructure throughout the city. >> sreenivasan: they're changing everything from head to toe-- or, in a city's case, from roof to street. one of chicago's most beautiful gardens is one very few people get to see, a 23,000-square-foot green roof that sits on top of city...
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spends time reading, fastg, wandering the city. there's this almost monk-like existence. >> narrator: as he walked the streets, friends say he was affected by the poverty all around him. >> i saw a transformation in the barry i had met in occidental. he got very serious and less lighthearted and our conversations were more about serious things, wouldn't want to go around the bar, have a drink, was worried about poor people, didn't care about getting rich. i mean, that's my opinion of dull at that time. >> there is one great letter where he describes how all oft his choom gang friends are sort of getting into the mainstreamhe and his pakistani friends are all moving toward the business world. and to him all of that seems too small, too categorized, too limitingti >> "caught without a class, a structure, or tradition to support me, in a sense the choice to take a different path is made for me. the only way to assuage my feelings of isolation are to absorb all the traditions, classes; make them mine, me theirs." >> and, he's trying to
spends time reading, fastg, wandering the city. there's this almost monk-like existence. >> narrator: as he walked the streets, friends say he was affected by the poverty all around him. >> i saw a transformation in the barry i had met in occidental. he got very serious and less lighthearted and our conversations were more about serious things, wouldn't want to go around the bar, have a drink, was worried about poor people, didn't care about getting rich. i mean, that's my opinion...
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and online tonight-- some comic book heroes defy the laws of physics; others get the science right. hari sreenivasan explains. >> sreenivasan: so how much silk does spider-man need to swing through new york city? we talked to one physics professor who is trying to bring science fiction a little closer to science fact. plus, will the new health care law cover non-citizens? yes, if they're here legally. find that story from our partners at kaiser health news on the rundown. and on tonight's edition of "need to know," ray moderates a roundtable discussion about the fiscal cliff and congress's deadline to deal with expiring tax cuts and automatic spending cuts. find a link to "need to know" and much more at newshour.pbs.org. judy. >> woodruff: and that's the newshour for tonight. on monday, we'll talk with npr's peter overby about spending by super-pacs on campaign ads. i'm judy woodruff. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. "washington week" can be seen later this evening on most pbs stations. we'll see you online and again here monday evening. have a nice weekend. thank you and good night
and online tonight-- some comic book heroes defy the laws of physics; others get the science right. hari sreenivasan explains. >> sreenivasan: so how much silk does spider-man need to swing through new york city? we talked to one physics professor who is trying to bring science fiction a little closer to science fact. plus, will the new health care law cover non-citizens? yes, if they're here legally. find that story from our partners at kaiser health news on the rundown. and on tonight's...
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earlier the romney campaign canceled has experience on the show citiing scheduling conflics instead he sent in his wife ann to face the tough questions. >> one of the things with your husband when he was governor he was pro-choice. i wonder what your views are. were you the same way when he was governor? have you changed? i'm sure you've had discussions about this. >> you know, the good news is, i'm not running for office and i don't have to say what i feel. but i am pro-life. i'm happy to say that. mitt's always been a pro-life person. he governed when he ran a pro-choice. >> and yet, as mitt romney disavows the bastion of tough talking liberal ladies his campaign is in a desperate bid to repair his standing among women. bindergate exploded online 15,000 people following while binders full of women has 300,000 likes. romney's women problem is actually nothing new. it's been dogging him for nearly two decades since ted kennedy released this ad. >> more facts about mitt romney's business record. fact, as head of bain capital, romney hired only one woman among 40 top managers. the globe
earlier the romney campaign canceled has experience on the show citiing scheduling conflics instead he sent in his wife ann to face the tough questions. >> one of the things with your husband when he was governor he was pro-choice. i wonder what your views are. were you the same way when he was governor? have you changed? i'm sure you've had discussions about this. >> you know, the good news is, i'm not running for office and i don't have to say what i feel. but i am pro-life. i'm...
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city of aleppo; the record- breaking sky jump; and the legacy of arlen specter. but first, the other news of the day. here's hari sreenivasan. >> sreenivasan: two americans won the 2012 nobel prize in economics today for research on market design and matching. it affects everything from placing doctors in the right hospitals to pairing students with the schools they most want. the honorees are alvin roth of harvard university, and currently a visiting professor at stanford university, and lloyd shapley, a professor emeritus at the university of california los angeles. wall street had a strong start to the week on news of rising retail sales and better-than- expected earnings at citigroup. the dow jones industrial average gained 95 points to close at 13,424. the nasdaq rose 20 points to close at 3064. a 14-year-old pakistani girl who was shot by a taliban gunman was flown to england today for medical treatment. we have a report from lindsey hilsum of independent television news. >> reporter: the ambulance drove slowly from birmingham airport. inside the girl was s
city of aleppo; the record- breaking sky jump; and the legacy of arlen specter. but first, the other news of the day. here's hari sreenivasan. >> sreenivasan: two americans won the 2012 nobel prize in economics today for research on market design and matching. it affects everything from placing doctors in the right hospitals to pairing students with the schools they most want. the honorees are alvin roth of harvard university, and currently a visiting professor at stanford university, and...
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city groups millions of customers, perhaps you heard the news this morning, that the ceo abruptly resigned. pondit told cnbc today he's been thinking about leaving for a while, multiple reports say he's been fighting with the board of directors over strategy, and the performance of some of the banks division. citigroup stock finished higher along with the rest of the stock market. >>> this next story has consumed a small town in maine, not far from the famous home of former president of george herbert walker bush. suddenly it's in the news around the globe for something that started very small. a local exercise instructor who is now accused of being the woman behind a vast local prostitution business. and the local cops are naming names of the accused male customers. nbc's katy tur reports tonight from kennebunk maine. >> reporter: this picturesque town of 10,000, scandal is ato the afoot. >> it's not a big enough community where you can ignore something like this. >> reporter: the names of 100 local men who allegedly paid to have sex with this woman. the local zumba dance teacher. >> they
city groups millions of customers, perhaps you heard the news this morning, that the ceo abruptly resigned. pondit told cnbc today he's been thinking about leaving for a while, multiple reports say he's been fighting with the board of directors over strategy, and the performance of some of the banks division. citigroup stock finished higher along with the rest of the stock market. >>> this next story has consumed a small town in maine, not far from the famous home of former president...
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it was not the city but the state of louisiana. and forgiven 16 months of the fees that were waived picked up by the federal government. gerri: what about these comments? speaking to people who were on your side. that was the candidates frame of mind. did he go to far? >> absolutely. saying the bush should ministrations is bigoted. shame on him to be so racially divisive trying to get votes. what happened to the man who said he would bring us together who blames the predecessor as a racial bigot? >> vice president joe biden had comments. >> this is a deadly. how they can justify raising taxes with the middle-class over the last four years. [laughter] gerri: i could hardly believe he said that. >> the gift that keeps on giving. it is apparent to simply repeat the charge romney will raise taxes is ridiculous. i have to agree. american people are buried under a mountain of debt and buried under the longest stretch of high eight unemployment in a recovery the most anemic since world war ii for the first time ever median household incom
it was not the city but the state of louisiana. and forgiven 16 months of the fees that were waived picked up by the federal government. gerri: what about these comments? speaking to people who were on your side. that was the candidates frame of mind. did he go to far? >> absolutely. saying the bush should ministrations is bigoted. shame on him to be so racially divisive trying to get votes. what happened to the man who said he would bring us together who blames the predecessor as a...
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. >> tom: our coverage of freelancers continues tomorrow in new york city. where they're breaking ground on the first medical facility dedicated tfreelance workers. we'll show you why it's not like your typical doctor's office. also tomorrow, some big earnings after the bell, microsoft and google. we'll have results.nc >> susie: if you watched last night's presidential debate, yos heard both president obama and governor romney talk about their efforts to help small businesses. but when it comes to creating jobs, tonight's commentator says not all small businesses are created equal. here's "inc." editor-ichief, eric schurenberg. >> repter: you may not have a clue about economics, but if you've been listening to politicians this year, you know one thing: small businesses create jobs. clear the way fo mom-and-pop m owners and we'll be back at 4% unemployment in no time. only prlem is, that's wrong. now, small businesses are great, but it should be obvious that putting a dry cleaner or a real estate broker on every corner is not going to save the economy. like b
. >> tom: our coverage of freelancers continues tomorrow in new york city. where they're breaking ground on the first medical facility dedicated tfreelance workers. we'll show you why it's not like your typical doctor's office. also tomorrow, some big earnings after the bell, microsoft and google. we'll have results.nc >> susie: if you watched last night's presidential debate, yos heard both president obama and governor romney talk about their efforts to help small businesses. but...
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youngstown is the largest city in the region andi reaped many of the benefits. it's not just auto breathing new life into northeast ohio. in youngstown, the once declining steel industry has come back. and the evidence is french-ownedfr bn m-star which makes field tube force natural gas drilling. the company chose youngstown for its $1 billion expansion. you might not think of ohio as an energy powerhouse, but it is on the verge of a natural gas boomnaf its own. northeast ohio hit on vast shale formatioomathich are rich in gashi and oil. advances in hydraulic fracturing known as fracking have put the possibility of extracting that energy within reach. tom waltermire is chairman of team northeast ohio , a nonprofit economic development group. >> the gas drilling that is starting to happen in ohio is just starting to take place. you know, in the last year, maybe a hundred wells have been drilled. and two years from now, over a thousand per year are projected to be drilled. so that's just starting to ramp up. >> for politicians in an election fight the question is
youngstown is the largest city in the region andi reaped many of the benefits. it's not just auto breathing new life into northeast ohio. in youngstown, the once declining steel industry has come back. and the evidence is french-ownedfr bn m-star which makes field tube force natural gas drilling. the company chose youngstown for its $1 billion expansion. you might not think of ohio as an energy powerhouse, but it is on the verge of a natural gas boomnaf its own. northeast ohio hit on vast shale...
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last summer they've never done in which case there's no good reason why if you were a county judge or city council member you have any idea how you run for congress and so there are usually totally enthralled the consultants and the consultants often don't have an incentive to do anything new or to sort of invest in research or development as if they can can get the can to keep on spec doing what they were doing buying t.v. ads or direct mail there's no reason not to and so one of the a lot of the big innovations of actually taking place not in can do campaigns but in more permanent institutions so you know i write a lot about the use of randomized controlled. moving into politics basically pharmaceutical trials used for campaigns and this is coming from the social sciences political scientists and economists and and psychologist innovate and then campaign start to realize that there's something that they can learn from these lessons so then so is it that campaigns are kind of playing catch up with the broader use of technology within the broader economy i think that's right yeah i mean so
last summer they've never done in which case there's no good reason why if you were a county judge or city council member you have any idea how you run for congress and so there are usually totally enthralled the consultants and the consultants often don't have an incentive to do anything new or to sort of invest in research or development as if they can can get the can to keep on spec doing what they were doing buying t.v. ads or direct mail there's no reason not to and so one of the a lot of...
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democrats have won the once- thriving steel city in the past. but this year, economic woes have put pueblo, and the state, up for grabs. the correspondent is john larson. in this excerpt, he explores voter attitudes about the gridlock in washington. >> jack is the director of the pueblo economic development corporation at 301 north main street. >> i can't tell you how many folks have come up to me and say what can we do. how do we impact this. and because we're talking not about our local government, not even about the state government. it's feels as though we just don't have that ability to influence those events. >> that said, that the lawmakers in washington appear increasingly deaf to the realities of main street, was something we heard from nearly everyone here regardless of political party or oddology. we asked everyone whether they had confidence the federal government could help solve some of the country's most pressing issues. >> no i don't. i mean the state of colorado has-- here and we have a lot of faith in them. the overall governme
democrats have won the once- thriving steel city in the past. but this year, economic woes have put pueblo, and the state, up for grabs. the correspondent is john larson. in this excerpt, he explores voter attitudes about the gridlock in washington. >> jack is the director of the pueblo economic development corporation at 301 north main street. >> i can't tell you how many folks have come up to me and say what can we do. how do we impact this. and because we're talking not about our...
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>>> it might be called "the city of lights," but mitt romney's last months in paris felt pretty dark. he had gotten word from his girlfriend, ann davies, that she was dating another man. but mitt had to wait until the end of his mission to see her. >> he walked off that airplane, and we only had eyes for each other. >> christmas eve 1968. >> he walked right by his mother, his father, right to me. and it was as though time had stood still. it was an amazing moment where nothing -- it just dissolved, those 2 1/2 years dissolved, and we were right back to where we were exactly when he left. >> and he proposed. >> on the car ride home, he was, like, oh, my gosh, i've waited so long for you. let's just get married. now. why not? let's do that. of course, that was not good news to either set of parents. >> ann was 19, mitt, 21. their parents wanted them to wait. but they wanted a valentine's day wedding. >> what did you guys do when you got this? >> yeah! all right! >> close friend dane mcbride remembers the telegram he received with the news. >> boom, february 14. and you knew exactly what
>>> it might be called "the city of lights," but mitt romney's last months in paris felt pretty dark. he had gotten word from his girlfriend, ann davies, that she was dating another man. but mitt had to wait until the end of his mission to see her. >> he walked off that airplane, and we only had eyes for each other. >> christmas eve 1968. >> he walked right by his mother, his father, right to me. and it was as though time had stood still. it was an amazing...
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the tallest residential building in the city. "the new york times" has dubbed it the global billionaire's club, and for good reason. at least two of the apartments are under contract for more than $90 million each. others, more modest, range in price from $45 million to more than $50 million. simultaneously, the powers that be have just awarded donal hd trump, yes, that donald trump, the right to run a golf course in the bronx which taxpayers are spending at least $97 million to build. what amounts to a public subsidy, says the indignant city comptroller for a luxus, golf course. good grief. a handout to the pollute contracts. this is a city where economic inequality rivals that of a third world counuy. of america's 25 largest cities new york is now the most unequal. the median income for the bottom 20% last year was less than $9,000. while the top 1% of new yorkers has an average income of ou$2.2 million across america this divide between the super rich and everyone else has become a yawning chasm.ac at no time in modern history
the tallest residential building in the city. "the new york times" has dubbed it the global billionaire's club, and for good reason. at least two of the apartments are under contract for more than $90 million each. others, more modest, range in price from $45 million to more than $50 million. simultaneously, the powers that be have just awarded donal hd trump, yes, that donald trump, the right to run a golf course in the bronx which taxpayers are spending at least $97 million to...
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the same goes here in ocean city. there's less debris i've seen but because there's so much water people are not comginack in right b now. >> suarez: kate zezima of the associated press thanks for joining us. >> thank you. woodruff: and our apologies. we did have not photos for mr mr. seaton andks ms. zezima and now the problem for air travelers. >> warner: at least 17,000 flights have been canceled since saturd including nearly 8,di00 today. jean medina is with the airlines for america a trade line that represents the major carriers. ms. medina, give us an update on where air travel stands right nowhis evening. i mean, how many airports remain hiclosed? how many passengers have had their plans derailed?cl >> well, as you noted a lot of cancellations. we'r slowly working to bring s the network back . the biggest challenge for us right now remains new york. the three largest airports in new york are closed and will be closed for some of tomorrow and perhaps all of tomorrow. and that's a challenge because roughly one th
the same goes here in ocean city. there's less debris i've seen but because there's so much water people are not comginack in right b now. >> suarez: kate zezima of the associated press thanks for joining us. >> thank you. woodruff: and our apologies. we did have not photos for mr mr. seaton andks ms. zezima and now the problem for air travelers. >> warner: at least 17,000 flights have been canceled since saturd including nearly 8,di00 today. jean medina is with the airlines...
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doctor stephen kingsmore led the research team at children's mercy hospitals in kansas city. he's the director for the center for pediatric genomic medicine there. dr. kingsmore, welcome, and thank you for being with us. first of all,-- >> thank you very much. >> warner: how big a breakthrough is this? >> this is a big breakthrough. we've been working toward this goal for a coup of years now. there has been a big gap between the knowledge that we have of genetic diseases, about 35% of them, and the ability for doctors to identify which of these was a problem in any given child with an illness. >> warner: and up until now, how much have you been able to diagnose the d.n.a. abnormalities? how quickly? i mean, i said it can take weeks and weeks, but what's the process that's making it so slow now? >> well, typically, the way that this has been tested is for a doctor to pick the leading candidate gene or part of the d.n.a. code, and to look at just that. it's kind of like fishing with a single fishing line. it can take months. sometimes it takes five years to make a diagnosis. an
doctor stephen kingsmore led the research team at children's mercy hospitals in kansas city. he's the director for the center for pediatric genomic medicine there. dr. kingsmore, welcome, and thank you for being with us. first of all,-- >> thank you very much. >> warner: how big a breakthrough is this? >> this is a big breakthrough. we've been working toward this goal for a coup of years now. there has been a big gap between the knowledge that we have of genetic diseases,...
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cities all about the economics. and san francisco did its own numbers, and they said it would bring $1.4 billion of economic benefit here and 9,000 jobs. >> reporter: but a disappointed san francisco mayor ed lee announced that the agreement and the promises of many of those jobs was going by the board. after cup organizers decided that developing the pier would cost too much. still, the city and oracle wejo ahead with race plans. others were released. they saw the arrangement with ellison as a give away of city property. andso others feared the environment consequences of too many visitors and non-recreational uses of waterfront land. and then there was the matter of boats. they thought up to 15 72-foot boats could compete, but they cost millions. and in the midst of a worldwide recession, only four of them, plus ellison's decided to take part. nobody is suggesting that the race will be a bust, but the prospects for the city and the cup itself is not as bright as it had been. >> the event is going to be bigger and
cities all about the economics. and san francisco did its own numbers, and they said it would bring $1.4 billion of economic benefit here and 9,000 jobs. >> reporter: but a disappointed san francisco mayor ed lee announced that the agreement and the promises of many of those jobs was going by the board. after cup organizers decided that developing the pier would cost too much. still, the city and oracle wejo ahead with race plans. others were released. they saw the arrangement with...
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the largest medicare fraud crackdowns today, arresting dozens of people across seven cities, accusing them of cheating medicare out of $430 million. today's busts involved 91 people, including doctors, nurses, and hospital administrators, including these arrests in miami. among the scams-- the president of riverside general hospital in houston and his son are accused of giving medicare patients food and cigarettes for claiming to get hospital care, but instead watched tv or played games. federal prosecutors said that scheme led to $158 million in fake bills. today's action, announced by the justice department, stretched from brooklyn to los angeles. >> this is something i think we see at a variety of levels. we see it among people who are health care professionals who take oaths to provide care and do no harm, and in fact they are doing great harm. we are going after people, whatever their positions, whatever their levels, to make sure we hold them accountable. >> gary can trell is the deputy inspector general for investigation at health and human services with us from our washington,
the largest medicare fraud crackdowns today, arresting dozens of people across seven cities, accusing them of cheating medicare out of $430 million. today's busts involved 91 people, including doctors, nurses, and hospital administrators, including these arrests in miami. among the scams-- the president of riverside general hospital in houston and his son are accused of giving medicare patients food and cigarettes for claiming to get hospital care, but instead watched tv or played games....
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a look at the situation in the old city. he found no commerce, no tourists, only war. the souk's alleys now a bomb- out ghost town. merchants and shoppers replaced by rebel fighters battling government snipers.- shops with wares replaced by sandbagged fighting positions. just moments before muse arrived, syrian forces had shelled and destroyed a building, injuring two people. >> allah akbar! >> brown: around the corner, there were battle calls and more fightg. nt helicopters arrived and sniper fire intensified. muse had to flee the area aftert being grazed by a ricocheted bullet.r a particularly sad aspect to the destruction is that aleppo has historically been home not only ers of civilization and religions, but an interaction between them. c julian raby showed us an example in one of his museum's most prized possessions, a large cauldron. >> it an extraordinary object, it's one of the most elaborate of all of these silver-inlayed vessels from the 13th century.t butt's extraordinary becauseb it combines imagery that's typic
a look at the situation in the old city. he found no commerce, no tourists, only war. the souk's alleys now a bomb- out ghost town. merchants and shoppers replaced by rebel fighters battling government snipers.- shops with wares replaced by sandbagged fighting positions. just moments before muse arrived, syrian forces had shelled and destroyed a building, injuring two people. >> allah akbar! >> brown: around the corner, there were battle calls and more fightg. nt helicopters arrived...
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a wave of bombings targeted shi- ite neighborhoods, from the northern city of kirkuk to the southern town of kut. the iraqi affiliate of al-qaeda claimed responsibility. iran has restored access to google's e-mail service, a week after the government blocked it. the initial action against g-mail was taken after an anti- islamic video appeared on google's video hosting site, youtube. but the loss of service drew complaints from users, including members of the iranian parliament. the people of greece got more grim news today: they're facing a sixth year of recession. a draft budget projected the greek economy will shrink again in 2013 by almost 4%. unemployment is set to rise another full point, to nearly 25%. meanwhile, euro-zone officials reported unemployment across the continent remained at a record high of 11.4% in august. . >> the figure is much higher than a year ago. it demonstrates the importance of putting in place effective reforms to reverse the trend in unemployment and in particular youth unemployment. it's clearly unacceptable that 25 million europeans are now out of wor
a wave of bombings targeted shi- ite neighborhoods, from the northern city of kirkuk to the southern town of kut. the iraqi affiliate of al-qaeda claimed responsibility. iran has restored access to google's e-mail service, a week after the government blocked it. the initial action against g-mail was taken after an anti- islamic video appeared on google's video hosting site, youtube. but the loss of service drew complaints from users, including members of the iranian parliament. the people of...
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[laughter] not just th but think of the public pension problems it is driving city's bankrupt. stockton, of vallejo, riverside, san bernardino, under the weight of the public pension obligations. now the state says get into private. >> the state says there is no logic. that these problems with public pension funds. people need help managin their money. >> california has the paternalistic attitude even against medical marijuana. [laughter] fewer people in a private sector have defined benefits pensions because they are a terrible deal. it is better tohave defined contribution. the ada is businesses are not stepping up to the plate we need a mandate 3 percent goes into the state managed private pension pool you have to opt out every two years. this will not have been unless the enlightened view. gerri: one state senator says workers in small firms are disadvantaged. 84% but they have a personal responsibility. maybe california could find money they don't have. >> is the opposite. they allow people to take more money to say we will tax more. so for example, the public sector pensi
[laughter] not just th but think of the public pension problems it is driving city's bankrupt. stockton, of vallejo, riverside, san bernardino, under the weight of the public pension obligations. now the state says get into private. >> the state says there is no logic. that these problems with public pension funds. people need help managin their money. >> california has the paternalistic attitude even against medical marijuana. [laughter] fewer people in a private sector have...
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the debate two dames from now in this city. mitt romney will appear a short time from now at a rally right behind me. his campaign acknowledging he will spend most of his time h k hunked down, preparing for the most important night of his political career. the debate stage coming together here at the university of denver, where governor romney will stand on the same stage with the president for the first time. romney flying here from boston today -- along with the team of top advisors with whom he's practiced extensively. in early september, he spent days at this secluded retreat in vermont. then, more practice in los angeles. then, just this weekend in boston. and playing the role of the president in those mock debates -- sentator rob portman of ohio. portman taking pointed shots at romney in his answers. as top romney advisers looked on, studying not only romney's answers, but his body language. romney joking portman playing the president so well. >> he's playing barack obama in these mock debates we have. i don't like him ve
the debate two dames from now in this city. mitt romney will appear a short time from now at a rally right behind me. his campaign acknowledging he will spend most of his time h k hunked down, preparing for the most important night of his political career. the debate stage coming together here at the university of denver, where governor romney will stand on the same stage with the president for the first time. romney flying here from boston today -- along with the team of top advisors with whom...
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here at 30 rock in new york city. we begin on the trail. another day of campaigning today in the three battleground states. this morning, both candidates begin the day with stops in virginia. from there it'sn n tn t on to the president while mitt romney heads to florida. this morning's jobs report will set the tone. we'll have them live for you on "morning joe." it's the second to last jobs report before the november election. economists expecting about 113,000 jobs added. the unemployment rate to hover around the current 8.1%. after wednesday night's debate, which drew more than 70 million viewers, large crowds awaited both candidates on the trail. president obama greeted by 30,000 in madison, wisconsin, came out ready to fight back and showed the fire he was lacking in denver. >> when i got on the stage, i met this very spirited fellow who claimed to be mitt romney. but i know it couldn't have been mitt romney because the real mitt romney's been running around the country for the last year promising $5 trillion in tax cuts that favor the
here at 30 rock in new york city. we begin on the trail. another day of campaigning today in the three battleground states. this morning, both candidates begin the day with stops in virginia. from there it'sn n tn t on to the president while mitt romney heads to florida. this morning's jobs report will set the tone. we'll have them live for you on "morning joe." it's the second to last jobs report before the november election. economists expecting about 113,000 jobs added. the...
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the divide turned violent in , when gun battles broke out in the northern city of tripoli. tensions have also been fueled by a flood of syrian refugees into lebanon. in washington today, state department spokeswoman victoriau nuland stopped short of blaming syria for today's attack, but she said lebanon is at risk of being destabilized again. >> we have been, for a number of weeks and, in fact, months now, that we've been concerned about increasing tensions inside of lebanon, particularly sectarian tensions and tensions as a result of spillover from syria. but i don't want to pre-judge before the lebanese authorities have had a chance to declare themselves who was responsible here. >> brown: there was no such reluctance back in lebanon, where sunnis burned tires in protest in cities across the country as news of the bombing spread. a short time ago, i spoke with abigail fiding smith of thedi "financil times" from beirut. abigail, welcome. tell us a bit more about thel presumed target here, a top intelligence official. how h he stirred up enemies? >> well, he was one of the
the divide turned violent in , when gun battles broke out in the northern city of tripoli. tensions have also been fueled by a flood of syrian refugees into lebanon. in washington today, state department spokeswoman victoriau nuland stopped short of blaming syria for today's attack, but she said lebanon is at risk of being destabilized again. >> we have been, for a number of weeks and, in fact, months now, that we've been concerned about increasing tensions inside of lebanon, particularly...
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is the city's 37th homicide of the year >> traffic flowing smoothly again on the bay bridge after an accident during the morning commute that caused massi back-upcoming into san francisco. -- massive back-up coming into san francisco, two vehicles collided, two lanes blocked for a while tow truck had to upright a vehicle that overturned one person was taken to the hospital with chest baines. >>> in vallejo accused bomb maker expected to be charge after authorities found explosives in his home. that was one of a couple of powerful barths that rocked the neighborhood. bomb squad used robots to search the home on georgia street and detonated all the materials found inside police say a tip led them to the home. they are not releasing the suspect's identity. >>> teenager charged with trying to kill a mill valley couple and stealing a celebrity chef's lamborghini could face more charges. the d.a. wants to charge 18-year-old max wade for trying pull a gun on the decks who went to arrest him. he stole chef guy fieri's lamborghini to impress a girl. the hearing continues today to determine wh
is the city's 37th homicide of the year >> traffic flowing smoothly again on the bay bridge after an accident during the morning commute that caused massi back-upcoming into san francisco. -- massive back-up coming into san francisco, two vehicles collided, two lanes blocked for a while tow truck had to upright a vehicle that overturned one person was taken to the hospital with chest baines. >>> in vallejo accused bomb maker expected to be charge after authorities found...
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the city of rolla flooded. >> and grandy is live in new york city on the damage. >> the death toll continues and the damage is so widespread. 35 people have been killed according to the associated press and it could be several days until we know the full extent of all of the destruction. klutz residents in the battered mid-atlantic states are now faced with flooding, power failures and the daunting task of cleaning up. >> it's got to happen. >> outages are spread from virginia to maine almost 10 million residents in the dark. >> i want every agency to lean forward and make sure we're getting the resources where they are needed. >> unprecedented 13-foot storm surge cents a delusion of salt water into the subway system. one major tunnel took in more than 11 feet of water pushing cars and stacking them up like toys. >> nta faced a disaster as devastating as it has ever faced. >> they pushed a 700-ton tanker on to a street in s.i.. two fires were sparked in the rockaways and a dozen -- rescued dozens of people. it turned the bustling streets of lower manhattan into a ghost town. some curious new
the city of rolla flooded. >> and grandy is live in new york city on the damage. >> the death toll continues and the damage is so widespread. 35 people have been killed according to the associated press and it could be several days until we know the full extent of all of the destruction. klutz residents in the battered mid-atlantic states are now faced with flooding, power failures and the daunting task of cleaning up. >> it's got to happen. >> outages are spread from...
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is the city's 37th homicide of the year >> traffic flowing smoothly again on the bay bridge after an accident during the morning commute that caused massi back-upcoming into san francisco. -- massive back-up coming into san francisco, two vehicles collided, two lanes blocked for a while tow truck had to upright a vehicle that overturned one person was taken to the hospital with chest baines. >>> in vallejo accused bomb maker expected to be charge after authorities found explosives in his home. that was one of a couple of powerful barths that rocked the neighborhood. bomb squad used robots to search the home on georgia street and detonated all the materials found inside police say a tip led them to the home. they are not releasing the suspect's identity. >>> teenager charged with trying to kill a mill valley couple and stealing a celebrity chef's lamborghini could face more charges. the d.a. wants to charge 18-year-old max wade for trying pull a gun on the decks who went to arrest him. he stole chef guy fieri's lamborghini to impress a girl. the hearing continues today to determine wh
is the city's 37th homicide of the year >> traffic flowing smoothly again on the bay bridge after an accident during the morning commute that caused massi back-upcoming into san francisco. -- massive back-up coming into san francisco, two vehicles collided, two lanes blocked for a while tow truck had to upright a vehicle that overturned one person was taken to the hospital with chest baines. >>> in vallejo accused bomb maker expected to be charge after authorities found...
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i'm bill weir for "nightline" in new york city. >> the hard-wired political brain thanks to bill for that. thank you for watching abc news. we hope you check in for "good morning america" where abc's martha raddatz is going to be live with the latest from tonight's faceoff. we're always online at abcnews.com. jimmy kimmel is coming up next.
i'm bill weir for "nightline" in new york city. >> the hard-wired political brain thanks to bill for that. thank you for watching abc news. we hope you check in for "good morning america" where abc's martha raddatz is going to be live with the latest from tonight's faceoff. we're always online at abcnews.com. jimmy kimmel is coming up next.
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yekaterina samutsevich was mobbed by the media as she left the moscow city court. she vowed to fight for the release of the other two women, whose sentences of two years in prison were upheld. the case has been widely condemned in the u.s. and europe as part of a crackdown on dissent. toyota recalled more than seven million vehicles around the world today for a bad power- window switch that can fill the car with smoke. the action affects more than a dozen models made from 2005 through 2010. there have been more than 200 incidents reported in the u.s., but no crashes or injuries have resulted. toyota has been trying to recover from a series of recalls of some 14 million vehicles in recent years. car owners who have crashed in the last three years may have gotten counterfeit airbags as replacements, without knowing it. the national highway traffic safety administration warned today there's an extreme safety risk. it said at least 250,000 vehicles may have airbags that inflate only partially or not at all. car owners should check a website safercar.gov for more inform
yekaterina samutsevich was mobbed by the media as she left the moscow city court. she vowed to fight for the release of the other two women, whose sentences of two years in prison were upheld. the case has been widely condemned in the u.s. and europe as part of a crackdown on dissent. toyota recalled more than seven million vehicles around the world today for a bad power- window switch that can fill the car with smoke. the action affects more than a dozen models made from 2005 through 2010....
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what was the state of security at that consulate and the whole environment in the city before the attacks? >> well, the state of security had been pretty constant. they were relying largely on local libyans to handle it. there were four armed libyan guards and four unarmed libyan guards. there were also five armed americans at the time. i believe there were probably twice that many at the separate fight, the annex where there was a second set of attacks later on. that's pretty minimal. that had really been the state of security for the several months leading up even though there had been a number of attacks on western targets including the consulate itself which had been bombed in june. >> warner: and these were detailed, some of these in congressman issa's letter including an attack on the british ambassador's convoy >> right. warner: with r.p.g.s there were attacks on the red cross facility in benghazi. as siobhan said there was a june 5 attack on this very consulate that was later sieged. so that's why there were these questions right at the outset right after any after math of the att
what was the state of security at that consulate and the whole environment in the city before the attacks? >> well, the state of security had been pretty constant. they were relying largely on local libyans to handle it. there were four armed libyan guards and four unarmed libyan guards. there were also five armed americans at the time. i believe there were probably twice that many at the separate fight, the annex where there was a second set of attacks later on. that's pretty minimal....